TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Restriction Enzymes and Dna Fingerprinting
The discovery of restriction enzymes and their applications in DNA analysis has proven to be essential for biologists and chemists. This lesson focuses on restriction enzymes and their applications to DNA analysis and DNA fingerprinting....
University of Utah
University of Utah: Learn Genetics: Gel Electrophoresis
Simulate the process of gel electrophoresis with this interactive animation. It's a rather detailed and engaging activity.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Gel Electrophoresis
Students discover the process of DNA gel electrophoresis through a series of animated illustrations.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Molecular Biology Cyberlab: Experiment 2: Gel Electrophoresis of Dna
A very good page that uses a Q&A format to describe the process of gel electrophoresis. Interactive in a rudimentary way.
The Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute: Restriction Enzyme Cleavage
A great step by step site for how DNA is prepared and plated in the process of electrophoresis.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Wolf Pack in a Bottle: Dna Simulation
This lesson plan can be used to illustrate the principle of electrophoresis without the equipment. Paper chromatography can be used to separate dye just like electrophoresis will separate DNA. The lab also covers DNA analysis for an...
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Dna Detectives
A hands-on activity from Access Excellence for advanced biology classes. Students are given a crime scenario and three suspects. Their mission is to determine 'Who Dunnit?' by obtaining and analyzing DNA samples. Requires extensive...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American:gene Hunters: Build an Electrophoresis Chamber
Explore the work of geneticists and understand the technique of electrophoresis and what it is used for. Assemble a gel chamber for separating mixtures through gel electrophoresis.
Other
Contingent Links to Technical Treasures: Disc Electrophoresis
Very technical discussion of Disc Electophoresis. The media for Disc Electrophoresis uses amphorteric proteins.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Gel Electrophoresis
An activity to create gel electrophoresis on a budget! This activity has students building their own gel electrophoresis and then using electricity to separate the dyes.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Gel Electrophoresis
Learn about the technique used to separate DNA fragments and other macromolecules by size and charge.
Other
Science: Profile: Sid Altman
Sid Altman is a Nobel Prize winning chemist. He won the award in 1989 for his discovery of catalytic RNA. Read some interesting facts about his life and accomplishments.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Learn Genetics: Colorful Electrophoresis
Make electrophoresis easy by following the steps of this relatively simple lab. Instead of using DNA, you will use food coloring which shows up very well in the gel.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Dna Motion in Gel Electrophoresis
Read a passage about gel electrophoresis and answer the follow-up questions.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Gel Electrophoresis & Restriction Mapping
[Free Registration/Login Required] Following basic lab techniques of modern molecular biology, analyze the gel electrophoresis results of a restriction enzyme digest of DNA by using a HindIII-generated standard curve. Then solve two...
University of Utah
University of Utah: Build a Gel Electrophoresis Chamber [Pdf]
Get step by step detailed directions for building your own gel electrophoresis chamber. The directions are very detailed and require quite a few parts. Websites to contact for the parts are listed in the document.